I have also had the advantage of John A. Boyle's beautifully annotated translations of Juvaini and Rashid al - Din's Persian histories and have benefited a great deal from translations of Rene Grousset's many books on Central Asian ...
There has long been a need for a scholarly English edition of the great 13th century historical epic, The Secret History of the Mongols, the only surviving Mongol source about...
The 13th century "Secret History of the Mongols, covering the great ?inggis Qan's (1162-1227) ancestry and life, stands out as a literary monument of first magnitude. Written partly in prose...
This fully annotated edition is prefaced by a 36 page introduction setting the work in its cultural and historical context.
The Chinese version has been used, but with constant reference to the Mongol text. The parts selected (founded on story-tellers' tales) date from the middle of the thirteenth century.
This remarkable new translation does full justice to the earliest surviving work written in Mongolian. With an introduction by translator Christopher P. Atwood.
The Secret History of the Mongols: Translation
Recounts the genealogy and life of Genghis Khan, stories of his ancestors, the rise of the Mongol Empire, and the culture and customs of thirteenth-century Mongolia
This fresh translation of one of the only surviving Mongol sources about the Mongol empire, brings out the excitement of this epic with its wide-ranging commentaries on military and social conditions, religion and philosophy, while ...
In front of the fireplace ' ( qolumta teri'ün - e ) . Qolumta mo . yolumta ) is the fireplace , or hearth , in the centre of the tent ; the expression teri'ün - e literally means ' at the head ' , thus qolumta teri'ün - e is ' at ...
The Secret History of the Mongols has been selected by Choice as Outstanding Academic Title (2005). The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004153639).
The Chinese version has been used, but with constant reference to the Mongol text. The parts selected (founded on story-tellers' tales) date from the middle of the thirteenth century.